"What a
beautiful mind! Hidden Footprints of Unity is a substantial work from an
intelligent and spiritually perceptive man. Arasa has skillfully navigated his
way through a vast array of subjects: the 'strange sensitivity to skin colour
by most adult whites ... the search for the Divine ... the desire by some to peer
into the Void ... the issues of a divisive tribalism and the imperatives of an
evolving new Australian national identity'.
He has produced an eminently readable memoir, uplifting, provocative, and
well written. He writes with a light touch on complex issues. His use of
pertinent, often amusing, quotes adds a further dimension to his vision of the
inter-connectedness of mankind.
Arasa's ideal
is the Aussie family of man, evolving from the recently achieved cultural
diversity. There are signs (footprints) that exist, but we must seek in order
to find them. This memoir by an Asian immigrant reflects half a century of
observation and analysis during an intensively interactive life in a
fast-changing Australia."
